Petra Hudcova and Peter Vink have both worked in a wasteland territory of Enschede (Krakralucha Park) for the period of two months. They were commissioned by the artists initiatives Studio Complex & Hangarrrrrr to develop site specific sculptures. They had a chance to observe the biodiversity and culture of this unique unoccupied and uncultivated urban space and created work in response to their stay. Their work will be presented during the Zuiderfestival which will take place on 25 August and 26 August.

Peter Vink: The remains of a concrete foundation located in the wasteland was the starting point of my work. I wanted to compete with the uncultivated nature of the wasteland and made the decision to make a light installation that marks a clear border between the traces of human intervention and nature.

Petra Hudcova:The space that I found myself in could be perceived as unsettling the familiar terrain of cultural landscape, designed spaces, and the organisational logic of modernity. There are questions that I tried to ask such as what is nature within urban context and what political role do wasteland spaces play in current city development. I used the language of signs and references to games to create a set of works that encourage the viewer to consider the possibility of play, rules and restrictions. I wanted my work to balance on the verge between the absurdity of rules and the idea of freedom.

The space that I found myself in could be perceived as unsettling the familiar terrain of cultural landscape, designed spaces, and the organisational logic of modernity. There are questions that I tried to ask such as what is nature within urban context and what political role do wasteland spaces play in current city development. I used the language of signs and references to games to create a set of works that encourage the viewer to consider the possibility of play, rules and restrictions. I wanted my work to balance on the verge between the absurdity of rules and the idea of freedom.